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I Am the Subway

Kim Hyo-eun
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781913348588
  • Dimensions: 260 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Jan 2022
  • Publisher: Scribe Publications
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

An Observer Picture Book of the Year

A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab

A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we travel alongside whenever we take the train. A poetic translation of the bestselling Korean picture book.

Accompanied by the constant, rumbling ba-dum ba-dum of its passage through the city, the subway has stories to tell. Between sunrise and sunset, it welcomes and farewells people, and holds them — along with their joys, hopes, fears, and memories — in its embrace.

Originally published in Korean and brought to English-speaking audiences with the help of renowned translator Deborah Smith (The Vegetarian), I Am the Subway vividly reflects the shared humanity that can be found in crowded metropolitan cities.

★ ‘[S]ensitive, closely observed portraits.’ —Publishers Weekly

★ ‘A contemplative, poignant rendering of everyday journeys.’ —Kirkus Reviews

★ ‘[B]eautiful and unusual.’ —Youth Services Book Review

★ ‘Bewitching.’ —Foreword Reviews

★ ‘A poetic tribute to Seoul and its people, I Am the Subway makes for an unforgettable journey.’ —BookPage
About Kim Hyo-eun
Kim Hyo-eun studied textile design at college and illustration at the Ibpil Future Illustration Research Institute. Books written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun include I Am the Subway. Picture books with illustrations created by Kim include A Baby on a Train, A Starry Flower Wall, The Place We Walk Becomes the Road, and Minji and a Squirrel. Deborah Smith is an internationally renowned translator. She founded Tilted Axis Press to learn, share, and support a more nuanced and equitable awareness of our mutually entangled lives. In 2016 she was co-winner of the Man Booker International Prize for Literature, alongside author Han Kang, for her translation of The Vegetarian.

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